Relaxation/mental imagery (self-hypnosis) for childhood asthma: Behavioural outcomes in a prospective, controlled study

Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-28

  Kohen, Daniel P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Behavioural Pediatrics Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IMAGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030015324     PISSN: 01560417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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